POROUS POLYMER MONOLITHS, PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF
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1. Use of a porous polymer monolith as a medium for drying and storage of a body fluid.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to porous polymer monoliths. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of porous polymer monoliths, storage mediums formed from porous polymer monoliths and use thereof in the drying and storage of body fluids including blood and blood plasma samples.
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- 1. Use of a porous polymer monolith as a medium for drying and storage of a body fluid.
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11. A method of storing a body fluid for future analysis comprising:
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applying a body fluid sample to a porous polymer monolith medium; drying the body fluid such that the sample at least partially solidifies and adsorbs or adheres to the porous polymer monolith medium; and
storing the sample applied to the medium. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26)
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12. A method of storing a body fluid for future analysis comprising:
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applying one or more body fluid samples to one or more regions of a porous polymer monolith medium; partially drying the one or more samples applied to the medium; separating any one or more regions of the porous polymer monolith having sample applied thereto from regions without sample applied thereto; further drying the one or more samples applied to the one or more regions of the medium; and storing the one or more samples applied to the one or more regions of the medium.
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